Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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AGE PERIODS | Total* Deaths under 1 year | Per cent of Total | |||||||||
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Under 24 hours | 1-6 days | Weeks | Months | ||||||||
1- | 2- | 3- | 1- | 4- | 7- | 10- | |||||
Bronchitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | - | 6(8) | 8.8 |
Pneumonia | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 9(4) | 13.2 |
Congenital malformations | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 13(2) | 19.1 |
Premature birth | 11 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16(14) | 23.6 |
Asphyxia, Atelectasis | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 11(6) | 16.2 |
Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (3) | - |
Birth injuries | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3(1) | 4.4 |
Other causes | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 10(15) | 14.7 |
TOTALS | 20 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - | 68(53) | 100.0 |
(*) Figures in parenthesis denote corresponding deaths in 1967 |
Year | Under 24 hours | 1-6 days | 1-4 weeks | Total under 4 weeks | 1-12 months | Total under 1 year | Percentage deaths under 4 weeks of total Infant deaths |
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1965 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 57 | 19 | 76 | 75 |
1966 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 42 | 17 | 59 | 71 |
1967 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 18 | 53 | 66 |
1968 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 49 | 19 | 68 | 72 |
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